Parental and environmental influences on hispanic children's nutrition and physical activity
Abstract
The dissertation research includes analyses from: (1) a systematic review of parent-based nutrition interventions focusing on Hispanics, (2) the cross-sectional association among household members’ weekly physical activity behavior and Hispanic adolescents’ and (3) the cross-sectional association between parental rules at home regarding mealtimes and child weight status among predominantly low-income Hispanic first grade and the association between parental rules at home regarding mealtimes and child macronutrients among low-income Hispanic first grade children. The results indicate the important role parents and family have in Hispanic children’s and adolescents’ dietary and physical activity behaviors.
Subject Area
Public Health Education|Nutrition|Kinesiology|Behavioral Sciences|Hispanic American studies
Recommended Citation
Gatus, Leticia Ann, "Parental and environmental influences on hispanic children's nutrition and physical activity" (2015). Texas Medical Center Dissertations (via ProQuest). AAI10109676.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/dissertations/AAI10109676